Tobacco-pipe.



W. H. BRAY.

TOBAGGO PIPE.

APPLICATION rnnn 1330.18, 1909.

Patented Jan. 10, 191-1.

PM. i 72k nuzuanms r'srcns co., WASHINGTON, n, c.

cm srar r WILLIAM H. BRAY, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HATTIE L. HEALEY, (NOW BY MARRIAGE HATTIE L. FELCIL) OF MANCHESTER,

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TOBACCO-PIPE.

Application filed December 13, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM H. BRAY, of Manchester, in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, a citizen of the United States, have invented an Improvement in Tobacco-Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is so far as possible to free the smoke from contact with the moisture, etc. which collects in a pipe during the smoking of tobacco. Various pipes have been designed for this same purpose but none of them so far as I know have succeeded in keeping the smoke and the moisture separate. When smoke is drawn from a tobacco pipe in contact with moisture it becomes rank and leaves a bad odor in a room.

In my pipe as below described it will be seen that an opening is provided for smoke and a separate opening for the moisture so that it may drain off into an appropriate well through which smoke will not be drawn. Such a well may be cleaned by hot water or steam without leaving the bad taste in the pipe which results from cleaning the bowl in such a manner.

My invention will be understoodby reference to the drawings, in which a pipe is shown embodying my invention.

Figurelis a side elevation of such a pipe, and 2 is a section.

A is the bowl which in the form of my invention shown has a bottom or floor a which slopes downward away from the neck B. At its lowest portion a it has on outlet (1 into a well or moisture chamber C which in the drawing extends upward in front of the bowl A as well as rearward under the bowl and through the neck B.

A smoke passage 7) leads from the highest portion of the floor a out through the neck B, but it is distinct from the well C having no connection therewith. The head of the neck has a funnel D which may be of silver or other metal and provides with the usual opening 6 in the neck a socket for the end of the stem E. This stem has a smoke pas- Speeification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Serial No. 532,829.

sage e and when properly inserted in the socket 19 serves not only to close the well C but also to provide a passage for smoke to the mouth. The other end of the well may be closed by a plug G I prefer to enlarge the end a of the smoke passage slightly to allow for the easy registration of the smoke passages in the stem and neck.

\Vhen a pipe so constructed is used, the bowl being filled and the tobacco lighted the smoke is drawn to the opening of the smoke passage 6 and away from the outlet a so that it will not be contaminated by the moisture which will tend to drain to the lowest part of the bowl and out through the outlet a and into the well C. Thus the smoke and moisture will be kept apart to a very large extent.

lVhen it is desired to drain the well C the stem E and plug C are removed and the pipe is tapped to allow the moisture to drain out. The well C may be washed withhot water, steam or alcohol from time to time without in any way interfering with the condition of the interior of the bowl itself. In smoking the plug C may be taken off if desired.

Other constructions embodying this invention will occur to those skilled in the art but the above is simple and effective.

WVhat I claim as my invention is:

The pipe above described comprising a bowl, a neck having a smoke passage connected with said bowl, a well also connected to said bowl, and a stem containing a smoke passage adapted to register with the smoke pas'age in said neck, one end of said well passing through said neck and being closed by said stem, and the other end being located in front of said bowl whereby upon removing said stem said well may be cleaned out without cleaning said bowl.

IVILLIAM I-I. BRAY.

WVitnesses:

M. E. F LAHERTY, GEORGE LANGTON. 

